Extreme Rainfall Threatens Infrastructure
August 8, 2022
As evidenced by the recent record-breaking rains in eastern Kentucky, many parts of the United States are facing more frequent and more intense downpours fueled in part by climate change, the Washington Post reports. Much of the nation’s infrastructure is increasingly outmatched. In Issues, Thaddeus Miller, Mikhail Chester, and Tischa A. Muñoz-Erickson examine some of the underlying social, ecological, technical, and institutional issues that are setting infrastructure up for failure. And they explore emerging innovations that policymakers, engineers, and managers can tap to design, build, and maintain more resilient infrastructure for the future.